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The Environmental Science merit badge will teach you how to conserve humanity’s most precious resource — our own planet! To earn this Eagle-required badge, you’ll need to learn a plethora of environmental terms, conduct your own experiments, and create a timeline of historical environmental events. Sounds easy, right? Plot twist, it’s not! However, don’t let […]

How to use hands-on demonstrations, learn-as-you go lessons and much more to make First Aid merit badge training last.

Becoming a good citizen within your community is all about being informed, contributing often, and taking action. The Eagle-required Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge will have you do all three of these things and teach you the skills necessary to become an upstanding member of your community. In this guide, I’ll be walking you through […]

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Sustainability is an Eagle-required merit badge that’ll teach you the incredibly important skill of conserving our planet’s resources! In answering each of the requirements, you’ll learn how to reduce your family’s waste, protect our planetary systems, spread sustainability to others, and more. Having grown up in Hawaii, with both my parents being government engineers who’ve […]

How do we keep society safe from disease? By raising awareness of public health! In earning the Public Health merit badge, you’ll learn about different forms of illness, understand the systems we have in place to prevent outbreaks, and even see for yourself how our public facilities properly handle materials to prevent contamination! Now, more […]

The Eagle-required Emergency Preparedness merit badge will test your planning skills in the face of unexpected disasters. After all, a Scout must be prepared for anything! In earning this badge you’ll learn useful rescue techniques, understand the history behind disaster preparedness, and prepare your own household for a potential emergency. In this guide, I’ll be […]

Hiking is a challenging but fun-filled activity that’s very near to the heart of Scouting. That’s why it’s Eagle-required! If you’re hoping to become an expert hiker, this guide will teach you everything needed to hike safely, physically prepare for any trek, and earn your Hiking merit badge. If you’re like most Scouts, hiking, swimming, […]